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The '''World Spirit''', also referred to as the '''World Serpent'''{{Fn|3}}, is the crystaline conductor of psychic power that serves as the ultimate refuge for the souls of the [[Eldar]] who die on an [[Exodite World]], a sentient entity made similar to the [[Infinity Circuit]]s of [[Craftworld]]s.{{Fn|1}} When an eldar dies in the presense of the World Spirit{{Fn|4}}, or when (as is [[Exodite]] funerary custom) a soul gem is collected and broken upon the altar of the World Spirit, that soul becomes one with the World Spirit of that planet,{{Fn|1}} usherd into the collective by the [[World Singer]].{{Fn|3}}
With a heart comprised of [[Wraithbone]] and [[Giant Reptile#Dragon|Dragon]] bone,{{Fn|5}} the world spirit spans the planet's surface in a matrix of self-propagating{{Fn|4}} psychoactive crystal grids forming stone menhirs, obelisks, and concentric stone circles through which any Exodite is able to commune with the world spirit, though this is normally done by [[Farseer]]s{{Fn|2}}. The World Spirit's network connects through a secluded part of the [[Webway]]{{Fn|1}}, its most potent link being the [[Royal Circle]]{{Fn|1}} which houses the [[World Shrine]] comprised of the sanctuary of [[Isha]]{{Fn|3}}, and attendant [[Worldsinger]]{{Fn|3}}.
The World Spirit is capable of affecting the planet itself by causing earthquakes and droughts as well as manifesting the dangerous [[Dragon Aspect]]{{Fn|3}} to wipe the world clean of life and begin anew.{{Fn|4}}
